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Mr. Fink also serves on the boards of directors of other privately held companies. Mr. Fink earned a B.S. from
the University of California, Los Angeles and a J.D. and an L.L.M. from New York University. Mr. Fink has
served as a member of our compensation committee since April 2005, as a member of our nominating and
corporate governance committee since April 2004 (and as the Chairman from April 2004 through April 2008),
and as the Chairman of our strategy committee from March 2006 until it was dissolved in July 2007.
Jeffrey G. Katz has served as our Chief Executive Officer and President since July 2006, and as a member of
our board of directors since June 2005. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Katz served as the Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Orbitz, Inc., an online travel company. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Katz was President and
Chief Executive Officer of Swissair, a publicly held airline. From 1980 to 1997, he served in a variety of roles at
American Airlines, a publicly held airline, including Vice President of American Airlines and President of the
Computerized Reservation System Division of SABRE. Mr. Katz serves on the board of directors of Northwest
Airlines Corporation, a publicly held airline, and is a member of its audit committee and chairs its safety and
security committee. Mr. Katz earned a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Davis,
and M.S. degrees from both Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Thomas J. Kalinske has served as our Vice Chairman since July 2006. From February 2004 to July 2006,
Mr. Kalinske served as our Chief Executive Officer and previously served in that same capacity from September
1997 to March 2002. He has served on our board of directors since September 1997 and was the Chairman of our
board of directors from September 1997 to February 2004. From 1996 to February 2004, Mr. Kalinske served as
the President of Knowledge Universe (now Mounte LLC), a private company focused on building leading
companies in areas relating to education, technology and career management and the improvement of individual
and corporate performance. From 1990 to 1996, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sega of
America. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Matchbox Group from
1987 to 1990. Prior to that, he served as President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Mattel, Inc. Mr. Kalinske
has served as Chairman of the Toy Manufacturers Association of America, and in 1997, he was inducted into the
Toy Industry Hall of Fame. Mr. Kalinske serves on the board of directors of Blackboard Inc., a publicly held
company that provides enterprise learning software applications, and is a member of its audit committee.
Mr. Kalinske earned a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin and an M.B.A. from the University of Arizona.
Stanley E. Maron was elected to our board of directors in September 1997. Since 1994, Mr. Maron has
served as a senior partner in the law firm of Maron & Sandler, a Professional Corporation, which he co-founded.
He specializes in corporate and tax law. Prior to forming Maron & Sandler, he was a senior partner in the
Los Angeles law firm of Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger, serving the firm from 1975 to 1994. Mr. Maron
currently serves as a director of Nextera Enterprises, Inc., a publicly held company that produces and markets
personal care products, as a director of Heron International, a privately held European real estate development
company, and also serves as an officer and director of privately held companies affiliated with Knowledge
Learning Corporation, a for-profit provider of early child care learning. Mr. Maron earned a B.A. from the
University of California, Berkeley and a J.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Maron has
served on our audit committee since July 2006.
E. Stanton McKee, Jr. was appointed to our board of directors in November 2003. From 1989 until his
retirement in November 2002, Mr. McKee served in various positions at Electronic Arts Inc., a developer and
publisher of interactive entertainment, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and
Administrative Officer. Mr. McKee serves on the board of directors of ArcSight, Inc., a publicly held company
that provides security and compliance management software and is a member of its nominating and corporate
governance committee and chairs its audit committee. Mr. McKee also serves on the board of directors of several
privately held companies. Mr. McKee earned a B.A and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. Mr. McKee has
served as the Chairman of our audit committee since November 2003.
David C. Nagel, Ph.D. was appointed to our board of directors in September 2005. From December 2001
until his retirement in May 2005, Dr. Nagel served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of
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